Frontex and Non-Refoulement - International Responsibility of the EU

This book investigates the international responsibility of the EU in relation to the activities of the Frontex Border Agency.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. At the external borders of the European Union; 3. Frontex Border Agency: contradiction and complexity; 4. The international responsibility of the EU and its member states in Frontex's joint operations; 5. The principle of non-refoulement in the EU legal setting; 6. Exploring the legal standing of protection. The ratione loci application of the principle of non-refoulement; 7. Frontex saving lives at sea; 8. The EU, Frontex, and non-refoulement: constructing scenarios; 9. General conclusions.

About the author

Roberta Mungianu is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen. She conducts research and teaches in the field of migration and human rights.

Summary

The activities of the Frontex Border Agency navigate the political anxiety in the EU over immigration and border control, and the human rights of those seeking access, in particular protection from refoulement. This book explores the legal responsibility of the EU in relation to Frontex's activities.

Product details

• Authors: Roberta Mungianu, Roberta (University of Copenhagen) Mungianu, Mungianu Roberta
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781107590069
• ISBN: 978-1-107-59006-9
• No. of pages: 273
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy; Cambridge Studies in European; Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy; Cambridge Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, EU (European Union), International institutions, EU & European institutions, Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law, Laws Of Specific Jurisdictions